🦩 Deputy PM calls for support for pardoned prisoners to swiftly reintegrate into society
According to official figures, a total of 8,056 inmates have been granted early release under this year’s amnesty.
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𓆉 Revolutionary changes proposed to draft Gender Affirmation Law
Medical interventions are now non-obligatory for people who want to be recognised as transgender, and trans men are eligible for maternity leave should they be pregnant.
⛄ Conference discusses legal framework to protect transgender people
The lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) community in Vietnam has faced legal barriers as the law currently only recognises two genders, without any acknowledgement of other gender identifications or of same-sex marriage, said Dinh Thi Thu Thuy, head of the Department of Law under the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam and LGBT rights: Making strides
Vietnam has seen a radical change in lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) rights over the last decade as the State has made significant steps to protect rights and equality.
♋ Malaysia, Indonesia to counter EU discrimination against palm oil
Malaysia and Indonesia are considering the export restriction against palm oil to the European Union seriously and ready to take joint action to counter the discrimination.
ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ Official denies rumours of end of methadone treatment
Deputy Director of the VAAC Hoang Dinh Canh has denied rumours that Vietnam will not continue providing methadone treatment due to claims it is ineffective for synthetic drug addicts.
𝄹 Malaysia reports sharp drop in new HIV infections
The number of new HIV infection cases in Malaysia declined 34 percent in the last six years, higher than the regional average of 13 percent.
ꦫ MoLISA’s conference discusses rehabilitation models
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) held a conference in Hanoi on June 22 to discuss spreading successful drug rehabilitation models.
🥂 Prisoners in Thai Nguyen’s prison receive amnesty decision
As many as 97 prisoners, including six foreigners, in the Phu Son Prison 4 in Phu Luong district, the northern province of Thai Nguyen, were granted the President’s amnesty in 2016.
Vietnam faces big deficit in HIV/AIDS funding
Vietnam will face a huge budget deficit in health services for people with HIV/AIDS in the next five years, said an official from the HIV/AIDS Prevention Agency.
🉐 Contributors to HIV fight honoured with Red Ribbon Awards
Organisations and people who have greatly contributed to HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Vietnam were honoured with the Red Ribbon Awards in Ho Chi Minh City on November 25.
ꦫ Winners of 45th UPU letter writing contest honoured
One hundred winners of the 45th Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter Writing Contest in Vietnam were honoured at a ceremony in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on May 20.
♏ Different resources needed to help HIV/AIDS children
Mobilising the entire community at home and abroad in protecting and caring for children affected by HIV/AIDs is one of the goals set for 2014-2020, by a workshop in Hanoi.
🀅 Discrimination increases HIV risk among MSM, transgender
Discrimination against men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women can affect their ability to get health services and increase the risk of HIV infection.
♑ Comic painting contest on gender equality launched
The UN Women, the Belgian Embassy and the Belgian Development Agency in Vietnam jointly launched a comic and cartoon painting competition on gender equality in Hanoi on November 24.
🎃 Vietnam sees record number of HIV patients receiving ARV treatment
Up to 100,000 people living with HIV nationwide are currently being treated with antiretroviral (ARV) drug as a result of the on-going effective HIV/AIDS prevention and control programme in Vietnam.